Bible Reading Plan

Chapter 3

Defeat of Og of Bashan

¹ "Then we turned and went up the road to Bashan, and Og king of Bashan^(a) came out against us with his whole army to do battle at Edrei.^{(b) 2} But the Lord said to me, ‘Do not fear him, for I have handed him over to you along with his whole army and his land. Do to him as you did to Sihon king of the Amorites,^(c) who lived in Heshbon.' ³ So the Lord our God also handed over Og king of Bashan and his whole army to us. We struck him until there was no survivor left. ⁴ We captured all his cities at that time. There wasn't a city that we didn't take from them: 60 cities, the entire region of Argob, the kingdom of Og in Bashan. ⁵ All these were fortified with high walls, gates, and bars, besides a large number of rural villages. ⁶ We completely destroyed them, as we had done to Sihon king of Heshbon, destroying the men, women, and children of every city. ⁷ But we took all the livestock and the spoil from the cities as plunder for ourselves.^(d)

The Land of the Transjordan Tribes

⁸ "At that time we took the land from the two Amorite kings across the Jordan, from the Arnon Valley as far as Mount Hermon, ⁹ which the Sidonians call Sirion, but the Amorites call Senir, ¹⁰ all the cities of the plateau, Gilead, and Bashan as far as Salecah and Edrei, cities of Og's kingdom in Bashan.^{(e) 11} (Only Og king of Bashan was left of the remnant of the Rephaim. His bed was made of iron.^[a] Isn't it in Rabbah of the Ammonites? It is 13 feet six inches long and six feet wide by a standard measure.^[b])

¹² "At that time we took possession of this land.^(f) I gave to the Reubenites and Gadites the area extending from Aroer by the Arnon Valley, and half the hill country of Gilead along with its cities. ¹³ I gave to half the tribe of Manasseh the rest of Gilead and all Bashan, the kingdom of Og. The entire region of Argob, the whole territory of Bashan, used to be called the land of the Rephaim. ¹⁴ Jair, a descendant of Manasseh, took over the entire region of Argob as far as the border of the Geshurites and Maacathites. He called Bashan by his own name, Jair's Villages,^[c] as it is today. ¹⁵ I gave Gilead to Machir, ¹⁶ and I gave to the Reubenites and Gadites the area extending from Gilead to the Arnon Valley (the middle of the valley was the border) and up to the Jabbok River, the border of the Ammonites. ¹⁷ The Arabah and Jordan are also borders from Chinnereth^[d] as far as the Sea of the Arabah, the Dead Sea, under the slopes of Pisgah on the east.^(g)

¹⁸ "I commanded you at that time: The Lord your God has given you this land to possess. All your fighting men will cross over in battle formation ahead of your brothers the Israelites. ¹⁹ But your wives, young children, and livestock—I know that you have a lot of livestock—will remain in the cities I have given you ²⁰ until the Lord gives rest to your brothers as He has to you, and they also take possession of the land the Lord your God is giving them across the Jordan. Then each of you may return to his possession that I have given you.^(h)

The Transfer of Israel's Leadership

²¹ "I commanded Joshua at that time: Your own eyes have seen everything the Lord your God has done to these two kings. The Lord will do the same to all the kingdoms you are about to enter. ²² Don't be afraid of them, for the Lord your God fights for you.

²³ "At that time I begged the Lord : ²⁴ Lord God , You have begun to show Your greatness and power to Your servant, for what god is there in heaven or on earth who can perform deeds and mighty acts like Yours? ²⁵ Please let me cross over and see the beautiful land⁽ⁱ⁾ on the other side of the Jordan, that good hill country and Lebanon.

²⁶ "But the Lord was angry with me on account of you and would not listen to me. The Lord said to me, ‘That's enough! Do not speak to Me again about this matter. ²⁷ Go to the top of Pisgah and look to the west, north, south, and east, and see it with your own eyes, for you will not cross this Jordan.^{(j) 28} But commission Joshua and encourage and strengthen him, for he will cross over ahead of the people and enable them to inherit this land that you will see.'^{(k) 29} So we stayed in the valley facing Beth-peor.

Chapter 26

⁴⁷ While He was still speaking, Judas, one of the Twelve, suddenly arrived.^(af) A large mob, with swords and clubs, was with him from the chief priests and elders of the people. ⁴⁸ His betrayer had given them a sign: "The One I kiss, He's the One; arrest Him!" ⁴⁹ So he went right up to Jesus and said, "Greetings, Rabbi!" and kissed Him.

⁵⁰ "Friend," ^(ag) Jesus asked him, "why have you come?" ^[r]

Then they came up, took hold of Jesus, and arrested Him. ⁵¹ At that moment one of those with Jesus reached out his hand and drew his sword. He struck the high priest's slave and cut off his ear.^(ah)

⁵² Then Jesus told him, "Put your sword back in its place because all who take up a sword will perish by a sword.^{(ai) 53} Or do you think that I cannot call on My Father, and He will provide Me at once with more than 12 legions^[s] of angels?^{(aj) 54} How, then, would the Scriptures be fulfilled^(ak) that say it must happen this way?"

⁵⁵ At that time Jesus said to the crowds, "Have you come out with swords and clubs, as if I were a criminal,^[t] to capture Me? Every day I used to sit, teaching in the temple complex, and you didn't arrest Me.^{(al) 56} But all this has happened so that the prophetic Scriptures ^[u](am) would be fulfilled." Then all the disciples^(an) deserted Him and ran away.

Jesus Faces the Sanhedrin

⁵⁷ Those^(ao) who had arrested Jesus led Him away to Caiaphas^(ap) the high priest, where the scribes and the elders had convened. ⁵⁸ Meanwhile, Peter was following Him at a distance right to the high priest's courtyard.^[v] He went in and was sitting with the temple police^[w] to see the outcome.^[x](aq)

⁵⁹ The chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were looking for false testimony against Jesus so they could put Him to death.^{(ar) 60} But they could not find any, even though many false witnesses^(as) came forward.^[y] Finally, two^[z] who came forward ⁶¹ stated, "This man said, ‘I can demolish God's sanctuary^(at) and rebuild it in three days.'"

⁶² The high priest then stood up and said to Him, "Don't You have an answer to what these men are testifying against You?" ⁶³ But^(au) Jesus kept silent.^(av) Then the high priest said to Him, "By the living God I place You under oath:^(aw) tell us if You are the Messiah, the Son of God!"^(ax)

⁶⁴ "You have said it," ^[aa] Jesus told him. "But I tell you, in the future^[ab] you will see the Son of Man seated at the right hand of the Power and coming on the clouds of heaven ." ^(ay)[ac]

⁶⁵ Then the high priest tore his robes and said, "He has blasphemed!^(az) Why do we still need witnesses? Look, now you've heard the blasphemy!^{(ba) 66} What is your decision?"^[ad]

They answered, "He deserves death!"^{(bb) 67} Then they spit in His face^(bc) and beat Him; others slapped Him ⁶⁸ and said, "Prophesy to us, Messiah! Who hit You?"^(bd)

Peter Denies His Lord

⁶⁹ Now Peter was sitting outside in the courtyard.^(be) A servant approached him and she said, "You were with Jesus the Galilean too."

⁷⁰ But he denied it in front of everyone: "I don't know what you're talking about!"

⁷¹ When he had gone out to the gateway, another woman saw him and told those who were there, "This man was with Jesus the Nazarene!"^(bf)

⁷² And again he denied it with an oath,^(bg) "I don't know the man!"

⁷³ After a little while those standing there approached and said to Peter, "You certainly are one of them, since even your accent^[ae] gives you away."

⁷⁴ Then he started to curse^[af] and to swear with an oath, "I do not know the man!" Immediately a rooster crowed, ⁷⁵ and Peter remembered the words Jesus had spoken, "Before the rooster crows, you will deny Me three times." ^(bh) And he went outside and wept bitterly.